Metonymy is a figure of speech where a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it, such as "the pen" for writing.
Metonímia é uma figura de linguagem em que um conceito é referido pelo nome de algo intimamente associado a ele, como "a pena" para se referir à escrita.
| Front | Metonymy |
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| Back | Metonymy (/mɛˈtɒnəmi/)[1] is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.[2] The pen for writing |
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